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Requirements: MA in International Affairs (38 credits)

Requirements and credit counts differ for the various Master’s programs at AUP. Please note that all requirements from previous years can be found in our archive catalogs.

Graduate students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00. Students with a GPA of less than 3.00 will be placed on probation. Only two grades of C (or C+) may be counted towards an M.A. degree. Students do not earn credit for grades below C.

All courses carry four credits unless otherwise noted. 

 

Core Courses (8 credits)

Select two courses from the following list
Course Number Course Name
PO/PL5005 Philosophical Foundations of International Relations
PO5012 Civil Society: International and Comparative Perspective
PO5058 Conflict Management
PO5072 US & World Affairs

 

Electives (12 credits)

Course Number Course Name
Elective 1 Any graduate-level course coded LW or PO
Elective 2
Elective 3
 

Modules (10 credits)

Course Number Course Name
Module 1 PO5002 Modules (2 credits each)
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5

 

THESIS (8 credits)

Course Number Course Name
PO5099 Thesis Methodology Seminar (2 credits)
PO5095 Thesis Project (6 credits)

 

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE (FALL ENTRY)

FALL SPRING FALL
2 core courses 2 core courses Thesis*
2 elective courses 2 elective courses  
16 credits 16 credits 6 credits

 

RECOMMENDED TIMELINE (SPRING ENTRY)

SPRING FALL SPRING
2 core courses 2 core courses Thesis*
2 elective courses 2 elective courses  
16 credits 16 credits 6 credits